It's September 8th, 🦎 Iguana Awareness Day. The Iguana is a fascinating creature – a cold-blooded reptile with an amazingly active tail. The Iguana pre-dates the dinosaurs. One of the remnants of its early evolutionary appearance is its third eye – a retina-like structure on the top of its head. Due to the hardness of its skull, an Iguana can survive a fall of 40 feet or more. If you've ever watched a Galapagos documentary, you've probably noticed that Iguanas are great swimmers, are very social, and like to live and eat together.
Iguanas are native to South and Central America. They somehow invaded Florida in the early 1960s and are now as common in some areas as squirrels are in the US Midwest. For those who can afford to feed them, Iguanas make great pets. They can be affectionate if given enough care and attention and live for more than 20 years. They can even be house-trained. Iguanas are vegetarians who eat all sorts of shoots, leaves, blossoms, fruits, and vegetables. Many Florida residents adopt juvenile Iguanas as pets without realizing that adults can grow to be six feet long. They end up releasing them back into the wild well before they reach that length. One of the goals of Iguana Awareness Day is to make all prospective pet Iguana owners aware of this fact. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet
